Setting

Patients

1119 patients ≥18 years of age (mean age 44 y, 62% women)* who reported smoking regularly in the previous 3 months. Patients with a hospital stay <36 hours as well as those who were
postpartum, admitted for substance abuse, or receiving hospice care were excluded.

Intervention

453 patients were allocated to the intervention and were offered 20 minutes of bedside counselling with an experienced counsellor,
a 12 minute video, self help materials, and 1–2 follow up telephone calls after discharge*. 666 …